Crime Rates at Idle Road, Bradford, BD2 2AR

Idle Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 165 local areas in Bolton and Undercliffe , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Bradford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Idle Road (BD2 2AR) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% lower than the Bolton and Undercliffe average (147.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Idle Road (BD2 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Althorpe Grove, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenwood Mount (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.